Papyrus 108

Papyrus 108 is a copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the Gospel of John, containing verses 17:23-24 (the end of the Farewell Discourse) and 18:1-5 in a fragmentary condition. It is designated by the siglum 𝔓¹⁰⁸ in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts. Using the study of comparartive writing styles (paleography), it has been assigned to the late 2nd or early 3rd Century CE.^[1] The manuscript is currently housed at the Papyrology Rooms (P. Oxy. 4447) of the Sackler Library at Oxford University.^[2]

Papyrus 108

New Testament manuscript
Name	P. Oxy. 4447
Sign	𝔓108
Text	Gospel of John 17:23-24; 18:1-5
Date	2nd / 3rd century
Script	Greek
Found	Oxyrhynchus, Egypt
Now at	Sackler Library
Cite	W. E. H. Cockle, OP LXV (1998), pp. 16-18
Size	10.5 x 6.2 cm
Type	Alexandrian text-type
Note	concurs with א

Description

The original manuscript would've been around 14.5 cm x 18.5 cm is size, with 23 lines per page. The handwriting script is representative of the reformed Documentary style.^[3] The text is considered a representative of the Alexandrian text-type. Although small, the manuscript concurs with Codex Sinaiticus.^[1] It has itacistic error in John 17:23 (γεινωσκη instead of γινωσκη).^[4]

Some notable readings

Below taken from NA27 Edition Apparatus.^[5]

John 17:24 (1)

δεδωκας : 𝔓¹⁰⁸ 𝔓⁶⁰ 𝔓⁶⁶ א‎ B C D

εδωκας : A

John 17:24 (2)

κακεινοι : 𝔓¹⁰⁸ 𝔓^60(vid) 𝔓⁶⁶ א‎ B C D ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

και εκεινοι : A

John 17:24 (3)

εδωκας : 𝔓¹⁰⁸ B K N Γ Θ 209 al; Cl

δεδωκας : א‎ A C D

John 18:2 (1)

ιης (ιησους) : 𝔓¹⁰⁸ 𝔓⁵⁹ 𝔓⁶⁰ 𝔓⁶⁶ א‎ B L pc

ο ιης (ιησους) : A C D W Θ Ψ 0250 ƒ¹³ 33 ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

και ο ιης (ιησους) : Γ Δ 892^s al

John 18:2 (2)

εκει μετα των μαθητων αυτου : 𝔓¹⁰⁸ 𝔓^66c א‎ A C D W ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

μετα των μαθητων αυτου εκει : B

εκει μετα των μαθητων : 𝔓⁶⁶*

John 18:3

και φαρισαιων : 𝔓^108(vid) א‎¹ A C W Θ Ψ 0250 ƒ¹³ 33 ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

και εκ των φαρισαιων : א‎*^,2 D L 579 pc a aur

και των φαρισαιων : B 0140

John 18:4 (1)

δε : 𝔓¹⁰⁸ א‎ D L W f¹ 33 565 pc it sy^p co

ουν : 𝔓^60(vid) A B C Θ Ψ 0250 ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$ aurc e vg sy^h

John 18:4 (2)

ειδως : 𝔓¹⁰⁸ א‎ L W ƒ¹ ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

ιδως : A C

ειδων : D

John 18:4 (3)

εξελθων ειπεν : 𝔓^108(vid) א‎ A C³ L W Θ Ψ 0250 ƒ¹³ 33 ${\displaystyle {\mathfrak {M}}}$

εξηλθεν και λεγει : B C^* D ƒ¹ 565 pc lat

εξηλθεν εξω και λεγει : 𝔓⁶⁰

See also

• Bible portal

• List of New Testament papyri
• Oxyrhynchus Papyri
• Gospel of John: chapter 17, 18